font-variant-position
Quick Summary for font-variant-position
font-variant-position CSS property controls the use of alternate, smaller glyphs that are positioned as superscript or subscript.
Code Usage for font-variant-position
/* Keyword values */ font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-position: sub; font-variant-position: super; /* Global values */ font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-position: initial; font-variant-position: revert; font-variant-position: unset; More Details for font-variant-position
font-variant-position
The font-variant-position CSS property controls the use of alternate, smaller glyphs that are positioned as superscript or subscript.
The glyphs are positioned relative to the baseline of the font, which remains unchanged. These glyphs are typically used in <sub> and <sup> elements.
/* Keyword values */ font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-position: sub; font-variant-position: super; /* Global values */ font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-position: initial; font-variant-position: revert; font-variant-position: unset; When the usage of these alternate glyphs is activated, if one character in the run doesn't have such a typographically-enhanced glyph, the whole set of characters of the run is rendered using a fallback method, synthesizing these glyphs.
These alternate glyphs share the same em-box and the same baseline as the rest of the font. They are merely graphically enhanced, and have no effect on the line-height and other box characteristics.
Syntax
The font-variant-position property is specified as one of the keyword values listed below.
Values
normal Deactivates alternate superscript and subscript glyphs.
sub Activates subscript alternate glyphs. If, in a given run, one such glyph is not available for a character, all the characters in the run are rendered using synthesized glyphs.
super Activates superscript alternate glyphs. If, in a given run, one such glyph is not available for a character, all the characters in the run are rendered using synthesized glyphs.
Formal definition
| Initial value | normal |
|---|---|
| Applies to | all elements. It also applies to ::first-letter and ::first-line. |
| Inherited | yes |
| Computed value | as specified |
| Animation type | discrete |
Formal syntax
normal | sub | super
Examples
Setting superscript and subscript forms
HTML<p class="normal">Normal!</p> <p class="super">Super!</p> <p class="sub">Sub!</p> p { display: inline; } .normal { font-variant-position: normal; } .super { font-variant-position: super; } .sub { font-variant-position: sub; } Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| CSS Fonts Module Level 4 # font-variant-position-prop |
See Also
font-variant-alternates font-variant-caps font-variant-east-asian font-variant-ligatures font-variant-numeric Last modified: Aug 12, 2021, by MDN contributors
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